Abide

We are the finished work of Christ. But just as every electric appliance needs to be connected to a power source, we are not complete without Him. The secret to the revealing of who we truly already are, the secret to having our perspectives aligned with Reality is this: Abide. Abiding is intentional, just as God is intentional in all that He does. Abiding is relational, just as God is relational in all that He does. Abiding enjoys the other person just as they are in the moment. It is joyful, it is fun, it is intoxicating. Abiding does not create a new reality in us, it merely reveals our true identity. It transforms us through this revelation (to unveil something that was hidden), this renewal (to make as new something that was already there), this redemption (to restore the original value which was lost). 

Graham Cooke has an interesting article about what it means to live in the intentionality of God.